Team RocketJump has just uploaded to YouTube the first episode of their online webseries, Video Game High School. Now I’m pretty sure that most of you will be wondering who the hell is RocketJump, right? Well, RocketJump is a team of passionate people who started a Kickstarter in order to fund this webseries and YouTube’s infamous Freddie ‘freddiew’ Wong is a part of this talented team. Oh, and this first episode of VGHS is F’ing awesome. We’ll be sure to keep you posted about this webseries, so go ahead and enjoy the video after jump. Continue reading Video Game High School is an amazing webseries that is based on video games – Episode One→
YouTube’s particularly cynical online broadcaster ‘Totalbiscuit’ has visited Sony Online Entertainment studio in San Diego and captured some new footage from the alpha version of Planetside 2. Instead of showcasing fights in bright days though, Totalbiscuit focused on night-fights as those scenarios show off the new lighting system that Planetside 2’s engine supports. Although the game is still in alpha version, it looks lovely and we can’t wait to see a more polished version of it. Enjoy! Continue reading Planetside 2 – 23 minutes of new and gorgeous in-game footage→
THQ has released the second part of Death story’s trailer for Darksiders II. Darksiders II’s epic journey propels DEATH through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother WAR, the horseman blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders. The game is currently slated for an August 2012 release on current generation consoles and PC. Enjoy! Continue reading Darksiders II: Death Strikes – Part 2→
Most action hack n slash RPG fans are enjoying right now Blizzard’s gem, but let us tell you that we are really excited about another one that is currently under development. Grim Dawn is being made by ex-Titan Quest developers and has a lot of potential. With a successful Kickstarter campaign, Crate Entertainment decided to release a new, melee gameplay video for it. And although Grim Dawn is still in pre-alpha stage, it does look interesting and solid. Enjoy! Continue reading Grim Dawn – Pre-Alpha Soldier [Melee] Gameplay→
YouTube’s member ‘MrSolidSnake745’ is amazing, as he has managed to recreate – with the help of eight floppy drives – a lot of game music themes. I tell you, this guy is crazy and put a lot of work into this. His latest achievement is the recreation of Duke Nukem 3D’s theme and, ironically, it sounds pretty awesome. This is something unique and you should definitely give it a go. Congrats MrSolidSnake745 and we’re really looking forward to a new, ‘floppified’ game music theme. Continue reading Hail to the King, baby – Duke Nukem Theme on eight floppy drives→
Remember that secret cow level in Diablo II? Well, time to find out what Blizzard has included in Diablo III, as YouTube’s member ‘AlexInSixty’ has uploaded an interesting new video of a hidden, secret level. Diablo III’s secret level is called Whimsyshire and is full of… unicorns. Yeap, you read that right. Blizzard to decided to troll those who called Diablo III ‘childish’ and offered a bright and colorful, cartoon-ish level that is filled with unicorns. It’s a great addition, so go ahead and take a look. Continue reading Diablo III – Secret Level Revealed – Whimsyshire is full of unicorns→
YouTube’s member ‘NicksplosionFX’ uploaded an amazing mashup between Pac-Man and The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. According to NicksplosionFX, Link is on a different kind of quest where he quicly finds out that things are much different than they were in Hyrule. It looks great and be sure to check all the other mashup that were created by this talented fella. Enjoy! Continue reading Pac-Man meets The Legend of Zelda in this amazing video mashup→
Stardock have released a new beta trailer for their upcoming game, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is the upcoming stand-alone expansion to the award-winning 2008 hit real-time strategy game, Sins of a Solar Empire. Developed by Ironclad and published by Stardock, this expansion promises to be space-strategy gaming at its finest. Enjoy! Continue reading Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion gets a new Beta Trailer→
There is no doubt that real-time raytracing and global illumination are ‘the future’ of gaming graphics. And we are happy – and astounded – to report that Nvidia has showcased a real-time raytracing tech demo at this year’s GTC 2012. The result of that implementation is sweet as hell, so be sure to check the following video. Reflections and refractions are as accurate as they can get and this tech demo shows what we can expect from next-generation graphics. Enjoy the video, courtesy of TheVerge. Continue reading NVIDIA showcases the power of Kepler – Real-time Raytracing Tech Demo→
SEGA has released the launch trailer of Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II, which is now available on digital stores. This new entry in the Sonic 4 storyline has the iconic blue hedgehog taking on two legendary rivals with the help of one of his oldest friends, Miles “Tails” Prower. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II is available today on the PlayStation Network and Steam for $14.99. Continue reading Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II has been released and is now available on Steam→
